Facebook cofounder pledges $20 million to fight Donald Trump

Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz has pledged $20 million to
fight Donald Trump ahead of the November election.

In a blog post titled, "Compelled to Act,"
published on Thursday, Moskovitz announced that he and his
wife, Cari Tuna, would donate to several Democratic organizations
— including the Hillary Victory Fund and the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee — citing the unprecedented
nature of this year's presidential election.

"If Donald Trump wins, the country will fall backward, and become
more isolated from the global community," Moskovitz wrote.

He added: "The Democratic Party, and Hillary Clinton in
particular, is running on a vision of optimism, pragmatism,
inclusiveness, and mutual benefit."

For the most part, political donations from Silicon Valley
moguls
have run the gamut during this election cycle, with Oracle's
Larry Ellison and PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel boosting
GOP candidates. Napster founder Sean Parker and Salesforce
CEO Marc Benioff have thrown their money behind Hillary Clinton.

Moskovitz, who said he has not donated to nor endorsed a
candidate in a presidential election before, summed up his
reasons for doing it now:

"We hope these efforts make it a little more likely that
Secretary Clinton is able to pursue the agenda she’s outlined,
and serve as a signal to the Republican Party that by running
this kind of campaign — one built on fear and hostility — and
supporting this kind of candidate, they compel people to act in
response. We are not the only ones being activated so strongly
during this election."